The Sun moves into sexy Taurus as Venus enters randy Aries. The floodgates open and unleash a rush of love. Be bold, be beautiful, be ready — but don’t behave. ARIES (03.21-04.20) Proud Rams are seeking quality in any form…

Dear Trinity, Why are some of us cursed with being forever single while everyone else gets to be in love or married? Doesn’t being single just suck? Help, Forever Single, St. Louis, Mo. Dear Forever Single, If you look real…

I know I’m fortunate to be in a generation where LGBTQ mediums are more accessible than in the past, but I am also critical of the images, the products and messages sent out through them. Like every favorite television show…

The LGBT-focused LOGO television network has announced a July 23 premiere date for “Sordid Lives: The Series.” Like the 1996 play and 2000 film of the same name, “Sordid Lives: The Series,” is created, written and directed by Del Shores…

So you’ve got a little pocket change lying around and you want to get your partner something nice. How about a rare book? Just $1500. Or there’s one for just under $900, if you prefer. And if neither of those…

Openly gay Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes said the popular social networking site was always meant to be gay-friendly. Online social networking companies are teaming up with leading travel and transportation agencies in an effort to reach out to the LGBT…

The seal of one hate group associated with the KKK, based in North Carolina. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) profiles a year of hate groups’ actions in the latest issue of The Intelligence Report, the organization’s…

Citing his support of employment non-discrimination, EqualityNC endorsed Treasurer Richard Moore in North Carolina’s gubernatorial Democratic primary. RALEIGH — In the first two weeks of April, Equality North Carolina (ENC), the statewide LGBT advocacy organization, released endorsements for seven legislative…

Over the last few weeks, we have been contacted by numerous parties representing the Democratic presidential contenders. They want to know if Q-Notes is making an endorsement for the upcoming N.C. primary, slated for May 6, and, if so, whether…

REGIONAL — On Friday, Apr. 25, thousands of LGBT and straight ally students in the Carolinas and across the U.S. will participate in the National Day of Silence, a day-long vow of silence to represent how LGBT people are forced…

No matter what the weather, AIDS Walk participants keep going to raise necessary funds for the cause. While it would be difficult to overstate the importance of AIDS Walk fundraisers in the battle against HIV and AIDS, the events themselves…

Artistic and life partners Scott Hinkle and Joe Wilcox collaborate extensively, each looking for details the other might miss to create their vivid and uplifting floral images. The inaugural Charlotte Fine Art Show is coming to the Carolinas on May…

Honestly, it doesn’t feel like six months have already come and gone since I moved to Charlotte. Halfway through my first year here, and only a fraction of the way through the time I hope to live in the beautiful…

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Get that bell ringing because it’s back to school and we’ve got some timely features to help you get prepared for it. Included are features on the new “forever home” for Time Out Youth Center, one on Campus Pride’s renewed energy and focus and an extensive list of LGBTQ collegiate groups and organizations with which to connect. Additionally, we’ve got news on the upcoming Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade. We also have current local, regional, national and global news and interesting features along with compelling commentary.